Relationships between wheelchair skills, wheelchair mobility and level of injury in individuals with spinal cord injury
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The Relationship Between Wheelchair Mobility Patterns and Community Participation Among Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.98